any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos in the composite family,having radiate flower heads of variously colored flowers and opposite pinnate leaves,especially C. bipinnatus and C. sulphureus,widely cultivated as garden annuals

• 秋英属植物，菊科秋英属的多种多产于墨西哥的草本植物，花冠绚丽，颜色各异，其叶对生，羽状。尤指二回秋英和黄秋英，广泛种植，一年生园艺作物